> Dr. Charles Friedman, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's chief scientific officer, is leaving that post to head up a new master's program in consumer health economics at the University of Michigan, reports Health Data Management. Article
> Despite the industry's best efforts to reduce medical errors and adverse events among hospitalized patients, the number of preventable events remains alarmingly high at many organizations. But front-line clinicians are using several road-tested tools to effectively improve patient care and prevent mistakes and safety lapses. FierceHealthcare takes a look at four tools that your clinicians can use to make your facility safer for patients. Report
> The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have agreed upon a common architectural framework for the integrated electronic health record system, or iEHR. The iEHR will use DoD Architecture Framework 2.0, said officials from the DoD/VA Interagency Program Office June 15, while speaking at the Government Health IT Conference in Washington, D.C. FierceGovernmentIT
And Finally... Does this mean that my newborn son's diapers could actually help me save money? Article